“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is a modern fairy tale first published in 1900 by Lyman Frank Baum. Since its inception it has gained many political interpretations comparing the fairy tale to the political‚ economic‚ and social events in America in the late 19th century. (1) One of the most popular political interpretations of the fairy tale is “The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism” written by Henry Littlefield in which he outlines allegories in the story regarding the Populist movement during the
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Lieutenant Colonel Cohen’s operations officer‚ Captain Baum was appointed to lead the mission in his stead.5 Baum’s forces consisted of ten medium Sherman tanks‚ six recon light tanks‚ three self-propelled one-hundred five millimeter guns‚
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Instrumental variables and panel data methods in economics and finance Christopher F Baum Boston College and DIW Berlin February 2009 Christopher F Baum (Boston College) IVs and Panel Data Feb 2009 1 / 43 Instrumental variables estimators Regression with Instrumental Variables What are instrumental variables (IV) methods? Most widely known as a solution to endogenous regressors: explanatory variables correlated with the regression error term‚ IV methods provide a way to
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government institution on society as a whole. The decisions have affected people’s behavior as individuals and social institutions such as the family and economy (Baum 318). The decisions of the Supreme Court justices have "affected the social behavior of people by influencing...(their) thinking and the structures in which they operate"(Baum 319). "Change is the primary characteristic of American Society" (Miller 4). Change must also exist in American law. As society progresses and changes‚ the Court
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children have been taking in since the early 20th century. L. Frank Baum first introduced The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900‚ and would write 13 sequel novels after its publication. In 1939‚ MGM released The Wizard of Oz in technicolor to American audiences. The film exploded‚ and the popularity of The Wizard of Oz is still present in society today. With a large chunk of American youth being touched by the story created by Baum‚ it is interesting to look at the messages from the novel and see if
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comparison matrix. The articles were located in the Grand Canyon University library. Article one written by Connelly‚ et al. (2000)‚ is entitled: “Exploring the Relationship of Leadership Skills and Knowledge to Leader Performance.” Article two written by Baum and Locke (2004) is entitled:” The Relationship of Entrepreneurial Traits‚ Skill‚ and Motivation to Subsequent Venture Growth.” Article one examines leadership characteristics and capabilities. Article two contributes to the understanding of personal
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Psychology : Pythagoras to Present. MIT Press‚ Cambridge: MA.http://site.ebrary.com/lib/apus/docDetail.action?docID=10282777 Boeree‚ G. C. (2012). The History of Psychology. Shippensburg University. http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/historyofpsych.html Baum‚ W. (2011). What is Radical Behaviorism? Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014776/
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Wonderful Wizard of Oz include treatments of the modern fairy tale (written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900) as an allegory or metaphor for the political‚ economic and social events of America in the 1890s. Scholars have examined four quite different versions of Oz: the novel of 1900‚ the Broadway play of 1901‚the Hollywood film of 1939‚ and the numerous follow-up Oz novels written after 1900 by Baum and others. The political interpretations focus on the first three and emphasize the close
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After recent studying done by scholars‚ there have been multiple references to the U.S. economy and growth. To younger children‚ it is a fairy tale that they can read happily. Baum proclaims that the story is “written solely to please children of today”‚ but there are clues written all over in the novel that point in a different direction. There is a woman lead in this movie‚ which is rare to happen in traditional storylines
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Higher Education: Is It worth the Cost Margit Brackin Athens State University Abstract Studies show that students who get a college education attain a larger range of benefits‚ including higher wages. Likewise society derives benefits from the citizens who have access to college education. There is the societal benefit of more taxes being paid in to the government. Also a benefit to society is the fact that there are fewer persons incarcerated that have a college degree. The unequal rates
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